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Presence of virulence genes and pathogenicity islands in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from Brazil.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 29 Oct 2015
Cyoia Paula Signolfi, Rodrigues Gabriela Regina, Nishio Erick Kenji, Medeiros Leonardo Pinto, Koga Vanessa Lumi, Pereira Ana Paula Dier, Vespero Eliana Carolina, Houle Sébastien, Dozois Charles M, Nakazato Gerson, Kobayashi Renata K T
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INTRODUCTION: Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is associated with various diseases such as urinary tract infections, neonatal meningitis and septicemia. There are many virulence factors (VF) encoded by genes in ExPEC, including papC, papG, ecpA, iroN, fyuA, iutA, ompTp, tsh, hlyF, hlyA and iss. These virulence genes may be present in pathogenicity islands (PAI) or plasmids. METHODOLOGY: In this...
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